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Condominiums – Mandatory Insurance Coverage – Alterations

Sponsor: Steven J. Arentz (District 36)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing that certain property insurance requirements are applicable to certain elements and units under certain circumstances; providing that for detached units, the requirement that each unit owner is an insured person under a certain insurance policy with respect to certain liability applies only to common elements; providing that a loss for attached or multifamily dwelling units covered by a certain policy be adjusted with the council of unit owners in a certain manner; etc.

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Testimony (6)

MGA witness list
FAV 5FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVArentz, StevenDelegateWritten (PDF)
FAVMoredock, AmyQueen Anne's Co. Dep. of Planning and ZoningWritten (PDF)
FAVCastelli, WilliamlobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Arentz, Delegate ArentzlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVWaterman, KevinIndividualOral
FWAElmore, KathleenCAI- MD LACWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVCastelli, WilliamRegistered for: ASC Engineered Solutions; Berkshire Hathaway Energy GT&S, LLC; Board of County Commissioners of Allegany County, MD; Brown Advisory; Cable Telecommunications Association of Maryland, Delaware and D.C., Inc.; Colonial Pipeline Company